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Statute:
Texas Transportation
Code, Section 551.103
A bicycle is a vehicle. Any person riding a bicycle has the same rights and responsibilities that apply to a
driver operating a vehicle unless it cannot by its nature apply to a person operating a bicycle.
Any person who operates a bicycle is subject to the same penalties for violating a traffic law as is a person
operating a motor vehicle. All traffic convictions will be placed on the individuals driver record, regardless
if the conviction was for an offense committed on a bicycle or in a motor vehicle.
Do:
1. A bicyclist should always obey all traffic laws, signs, and signals. Never ride opposite the flow of
traffic. Stop at all stop signs and stop at red lights.
2. A person operating a bicycle on a one-way road with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as
near as possible to the left curb or edge of the road.
3. Individuals who are riding two abreast shall not impede the normal reasonable flow of traffic on the
road. Individuals riding two abreast on a laned road must ride in a single lane.
4. Bicyclists may ride on the shoulder of the road.
5. Bicyclists may signal a right turn using either their left arm pointing up or their right arm pointed
horizontally.
6. A person operating a bicycle on a road moving slower than the other traffic shall ride as near as
possible to the right curb or edge of the road unless:
a. The person is overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
b. The person is preparing for a left turn at an intersection or onto a private road or driveway;
c. There are unsafe conditions in the road such as fixed or moving objects, parked or moving
vehicles, pedestrians, animals, potholes, or debris; or
d. The person operating a bicycle in an outside lane that is:
- Less than 14 feet in width and doesnt have a designated bicycle lane adjacent to that lane; or
- The lane is too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to safely travel side by side.
Dont:
1. No bicycle shall be used to carry more than the number of individuals it is designated or equipped
for.
2. No person riding a bicycle shall attach the same or himself to a streetcar or vehicle upon a road.
3. No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents him/her
from keeping at least one hand on the handlebars.
4. Only ride upon or astride a permanent and regular seat.
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